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LOT 0582
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace with Carnelian Feature Beads
LATE-PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 664-30 B.C.
37 3/4 in. (2.2.28 grams, 96 cm).
A long, restrung designer necklace of annular beads with spherical, tubular and other types. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old deceased estate.
Property of an East London lady collector, acquired at auction before 1995.
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LOT 0582
Egyptian Faience Mummy Bead Necklace with Carnelian Feature Beads
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Egyptian Coptic Textile Fragment
Circa 4th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Fragment of a tapestry or a fabric, white linen and brown wool, S twist, depicting three rows of black slingers, shields in right or left hands, marching in opposing positions towards a roundel decorated with images of marine animals. 40 grams total including package, 22.5 cm
Acquired 1970s-1996. Property of a North American collector. London collection, 2016.
This embroidery was typical of tunics and garments characterised by full-length clavi, decorated with either intricate geometric patterns or with a multitude of small figures and animals, often edged with geometric borders and finished with thick, weft-loop fringes or cords. -
Egyptian Faience Amulet Group
Late-Ptolemaic Period, circa 664-30 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Comprising: two amulets of Isis suckling infant Horus; Horus in falcon form; a papyrus column; a djed pillar; two amulets of Thoth depicted as an ibis-headed man; a circular plaque with head of Bes, and others. 29 grams total, 16-52 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Egyptian Silver Fly Amulet
Late Period, 664-332 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With textured detailing to wings, body and eyes, pierced for suspension. 1.05 grams,17 mm
From a gentleman's family collection, 2000s.
